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Property from a Private California Collection
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
'Sanso' Dining Table, circa 1965
Details
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
'Sanso' Dining Table, circa 1965
American black walnut, rosewood
27 x 65 1/8 x 55 in. (68.6 x 165.5 x 139.7 cm)
inscribed with original owner's name Warner
'Sanso' Dining Table, circa 1965
American black walnut, rosewood
27 x 65 1/8 x 55 in. (68.6 x 165.5 x 139.7 cm)
inscribed with original owner's name Warner
Provenance
Lin-Weinberg Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New York
Wright, 24 March 2016, lot 107
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, New York
Wright, 24 March 2016, lot 107
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
G. Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1981, pp. 176-177
S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, p. 217
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2001, p. 4
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 226-227
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2008, pp. 18, 20
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, p. 146
M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworkers: Process Book, New Hope, 2023, p. 83 (for a drawing)
S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, p. 217
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2001, p. 4
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 226-227
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2008, pp. 18, 20
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, p. 146
M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworkers: Process Book, New Hope, 2023, p. 83 (for a drawing)
Further details
Top features book-matched top with expressive, heart-cut grain, fissures, and free-edges bridged by five butterfly joints.
This lot is accompanied by a letter of authentication from Mira Nakashima.
This lot is accompanied by a letter of authentication from Mira Nakashima.
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas